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In 2017, the Asia Foundation asked On Think Tanks to assess the prospects for establishing a Public Policy Institute (PPI) in Timor-Leste. Such an Institute would build on...
The first article in this series highlighted some aspects of the local context that were important in designing a new think tank for Timor-Leste. The balance between “in...
It depends … on the local context. That’s where we started our work (and this article): with the research, evidence and policy environment in Timor-Leste. In the...
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Over the years we have been asked for advice on setting up a new think tank by wannabe leaders and supporters. This post outlines some steps (or considerations) based on the advice we have...
This second post on business models continues the exploration of the conceptual terrain, this time by developing a series of points about the ‘type’ of organisation...
In the first of two blog postings, I broadly map out the chief operational urgencies that think tanks/policy research institutes encounter in their efforts to shape...
In China think tanks are experiencing something of a Golden Age (at least if we consider the number of think tanks founded in the last few years and the support from the...
According to many Chinese scholars at an event co-orgnised by the German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) and the School of Public Policy and Management at Tsinghua University in...
What makes a city attract think tanks and encourage their formation? Is being close to centres of government a necessary condition? Bangalore, in India, offers an excellent case to study the...